The opening of the Katholikon of the Monastery of Chora to Islamic worship was expected, given that the relevant decision of the Council of State of Turkey was published in 2019 (...)

"Spatial Futures: Difference and the Post-Anthropocene", Eds. LaToya E. Eaves, Heidi J. Nast, Alex G. Papadopoulos. Springer Nature Singapore / Palgrave, 12th June 2024 - 562 pp  Spatial Futures invites readers to imagine power and freedom through the lens of the ‘Black Outdoors’, a transdisciplinary spatial concept that operates beyond the planetary, stratigraphic confines of the (...)

The decision by the Turkish authorities in 2020 to convert Hagia Sophia and the Monastery of Christ at Chora in Istanbul into mosques had an impact on the credibility of the World Heritage Convention, in at least one of its five strategic objectives (Credibility, Conservation, Capacity-building, Communication, Communities)  ... more>>  

Within the framework of our 2023 "Impact and Outreach Action Plan" the "Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage related activities", at the Ionian University, Corfu, Greece, is launching a quarterly online publication titled "THREATS Briefing" that aims among other to raise global awareness on various global threats to Cultural Heritage and consequently to our societies' (...)

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hindered and in some cases reversed years of progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, universities are being encouraged to focus on forging broad partnerships as a means to effect meaningful change.

What does it really mean to translate? Translation is often the essential prerequisite for accessing a universal, multiple, diverse culture. In our latest issue, we explore what this really entails.